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Abstract Environmental quality is a driving force for the sustainable development of tourism in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the increasing pressures placed upon the stocks of natural capital call for integrated approaches to balance... more
Abstract Environmental quality is a driving force for the sustainable development of tourism in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the increasing pressures placed upon the stocks of natural capital call for integrated approaches to balance the impacts of tourism activities. Recent growth trends of the golf industry are strengthening its potential to become a vehicle for competitive and sustainable tourism. On the other hand, golf courses cause undisputed environmental impacts, which require effective management and control. This paper ...
Abstract Environmental quality is a driving force for the sustainable development of tourism in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the increasing pressures placed upon the stocks of natural capital call for integrated approaches to balance... more
Abstract Environmental quality is a driving force for the sustainable development of tourism in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the increasing pressures placed upon the stocks of natural capital call for integrated approaches to balance the impacts of tourism activities. Recent growth trends of the golf industry are strengthening its potential to become a vehicle for competitive and sustainable tourism. On the other hand, golf courses cause undisputed environmental impacts, which require effective management and control. This paper ...
Golf is becoming a major industry worldwide. The majority of the Portuguese golf courses are located in the Algarve region. Golf tourism has a great economic impact on the Algarve and is regarded by local tourism developers as a vehicle... more
Golf is becoming a major industry worldwide. The majority of the Portuguese golf courses are located in the Algarve region. Golf tourism has a great economic impact on the Algarve and is regarded by local tourism developers as a vehicle for tackling the seasonal patterns of “mass tourism”. In consideration of the concerns of those involved in regional tourism and golf, the University of Algarve has developed a prospective study on the sustainability paths of this activity, starting from an integrated analysis of reference ...
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This paper presents a critical review of the Alqueva project evaluation process. This review was conducted, within the context of the ADVISOR1 - Integrated Evaluation for Sustainable River Basin Governance - project, following... more
This paper presents a critical review of the Alqueva project evaluation process. This review was conducted, within the context of the ADVISOR1 - Integrated Evaluation for Sustainable River Basin Governance - project, following ADVISOR's conceptual analytic framework, ie ...
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The Water Framework Directive institutionalises participatory processes in river basin planning across the European Union. This paper reports on three case studies from southern Europe where conflicts over water exist. In each a different... more
The Water Framework Directive institutionalises participatory processes in river basin planning across the European Union. This paper reports on three case studies from southern Europe where conflicts over water exist. In each a different method for participation was experimentally employed: scenario workshops, mediated modelling, and social multicriteria evaluation. Scenario workshops and mediated modelling proved well suited to the early stages
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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) (Directive 2000/60/EC) is shaping the future of water policy in Europe. The success of the implementation of the WFD will strongly depend, among other factors, on the active participation of all social... more
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) (Directive 2000/60/EC) is shaping the future of water policy in Europe. The success of the implementation of the WFD will strongly depend, among other factors, on the active participation of all social actors. This paper aims to contribute with further insights on how to promote effective participation in water resources planning and management through the
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... A grass-roots movement – the NO TAV movement – echoes the voice of the Susa Valley ... base by gathering information and health statistics to demonstrate this link locally (“popular ... undertaken by Canadian mining companies in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon in territory ...